Korea's leading critic invited to the New National Theater in Tokyo, And Carnegie Hall
Editors Interview
Professor Sooyeon Sohn
Korea's leading critic invited to
the New National Theater in Tokyo, Japan
And Carnegie Hall in New York, the world's best
venues
The
New National Theater in Tokyo,
Japan, ambitiously produced and released a creative opera in 2019. They wanted to know the world's reaction and
evaluation of Japanese opera and this new opera. The world-renowned conductor,
Kazushi Ono, was appointed as the new artistic director and announced that he
would continue to present works aimed at the world stage.
The new opera,
"Aster", is based on the short story "The Story of Zion" by
the Japanese writer, Junichiro Ishikawa, which was published in 1956. The world
premiere was held at the New National Theater, and
70% of the tickets were sold, which is rare for an opera. Japan invited the
Korean representative critic, Professor Sooyeon Sohn, to Japan to receive the
world's reaction and evaluation of the work. Professor Shon wrote a review of
the work, saying, "A stage that contemplates the true path of an artist -
a high-quality new opera based on a Japanese novel." This review is still
on the website of the New National
Theater.
This is not the first time that Professor Sohn has been recognized for her skills on the world stage. In 2017, when the Korean original opera "Sunbi" was performed on stage as a special performance to commemorate the 125th anniversary of the founding of Carnegie Hall in New York, USA, Professor Sohn was the critic who took on the role of commentary and explanation and took the stage at the main theater of Carnegie Hall. This performance was a historic performance in which the entire act of a grand opera was performed at Carnegie Hall for the first time in Korean original opera.
Review and Commentary for
The Korean National Opera
Company , etc.
Professor Sohn's active
performance on the world stage is naturally based on her active performance as
a critic and critic in Korea. In addition to her reviews and commentary at the
Korean National Opera Company, Professor Sohn has been writing reviews and
commentary for the Korean Opera Awards, which are considered the highest honor
for Korean opera singers and opera officials, and the winner's concert for the
past 10 years. In addition, there is a saying that a performance is stable and valuable
if Professor Sohn's face is seen at large performances and important cultural
events in Korea. Professor Sohn, who started her career as a critic by writing
for professional daily newspapers such as the Seoul Economic Daily, has written
numerous columns, including the first female critic to be a regular cultural
columnist for daily newspapers such as Asia Today and Women's Newspaper, and
has left a book introducing opera and culture and art.
Play a key role in the
general secretary of the Korean cultural and arts world
Play an active role in
the Gwanghwamun Forum, etc.
Lead the establishment of
the 100-year plan
for the Korean opera
world
Professor Sohn is known
as a hidden hero who has made a significant contribution to the Korean opera
world, including playing a key role in the founding and early establishment of
the Korea Opera Company Association, as well as planning and implementing the
Korea Opera Awards and Korea Opera Festival, the cornerstone of the Korean
opera world. Professor Sohn, who is the co-founder of the Korea Opera Company
Association, which was the starting point for the reorganization and leap of
the modern Korean opera world, is also known as a talented person who has a
solid network in the upper echelons of the cultural and arts world, as well as
playing a central role as an operating committee member of the Gwanghwamun
Forum, a private organization representing the cultural world, which is the
first place to visit and report to the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism
when a new Minister is appointed.
It is expected that
Professor Sohn's experience and human infrastructure will make a significant
contribution to the planning and implementation of the 100-year plan for the
Korean opera, which is now 75 years old and aims to become the center of world
opera and lead the development of classical music in Asian countries.
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